Lauren Christina Portas, MD
Dermatology Physician · Harrisburg, PA
Lauren Christina Portas, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1316365661, issued on Apr 3, 2014. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD465028, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Christina Portas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- MD465028 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2201 Forest Hills Dr Ste 7, Harrisburg, PA 17112
- Phone
- (717) 652-5063
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2014
- Record last updated
- Aug 9, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (717) 671-9554
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180806000523); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2201 Forest Hills Dr Ste 7
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Heather Mychak, PA-CPhysician Assistant1831447960
Verify Lauren Christina Portas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD465028Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
747 Medicare Part D claims for 324 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide103 claims
- Clindamycin Phosphate65 claims
- Fluocinonide54 claims
- Tretinoin48 claims
- Metronidazole47 claims
- Fluorouracil45 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,904.62
92 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Saye, Gette And Diamond Dermatology Associates P.C.Harrisburg, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Christina Portas among 681 dermatology physician records in Pennsylvania
Lauren Christina Portas, MD is one of 681 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2007 among the 485 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 681 dermatology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephanie Diamond, MDHarrisburg, PA 171121386637114
- Michael Gette, MDHarrisburg, PA 171121083617955
- William Saye, MDHarrisburg, PA 171121962405837
- Katherine Berry, MDHarrisburg, PA 171101225567092
- Serge Kolev, M.D.Mechanicsburg, PA 170501144205030
- Dale Kephart, M.D.Lewistown, PA 170441033178389
- Sherrie Feldman, MD PHDLemoyne, PA 170431992765895
- Seymour Rand, M.D.Lebanon, PA 170421356449300
Common questions
What is Lauren Christina Portas, MD's NPI number?
Lauren Christina Portas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316365661, issued on Apr 3, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Christina Portas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2201 Forest Hills Dr Ste 7, Harrisburg, PA, 17112. Phone: (717) 652-5063. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Christina Portas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD465028, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lauren Christina Portas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Christina Portas, MD had 747 Medicare Part D claims for 324 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lauren Christina Portas, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.